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State of the Marine Environment in Antarctica - UNEP Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 129
(Centre of International Projects, GKNT, 1990)
The better understanding of the changing problems facing the marine environment is a continuing goal of UNEP's ocean programme, as it provides the necessary scientific background for shaping UNEP's policy towards the ...
Determination of Total Mercury in Selected Marine Organisms by Cold Vapour Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry. Reference Methods for Marine Pollution Studies No. 8 Rev. 1
(1984)
This reference method describes the determination of total mercury in biological material by atomic absorption spectrophotometry after the organic matter has been decmposed by wet chemical digestion under pressure. Detection ...
Economic Impact of the Effects of Pollution on the Coastal Fisheries of the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico Regions of the United States of America - FAO Fisheries Technical Paper No.172
(1977)
This report reviews and evaluates the economic impact on the fisheries of the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts of the United States of other human activities. Four types of impact were considered: production of oil and ...
Report of the FAO/UNEP Meeting on the Effects of Pollution on Marine Ecosystems - FAO Fisheries Report No. 352
(1985)
Changes in the structure of marine communities and ecosystems under the influence of pollutants are evident in many Mediterranean coastal areas. An ecological survey of a polluted area can often provide more accurate and ...
Report of the FAO/UNEP Meeting on Toxicity and Bioaccumulation of Selected Substances in Marine Organisms, Rovinj, Yugoslavia, 5-9 November 1984 - FAO Fisheries Report No. 334
(1984)
The toxicity of certain chemicals reaching the marine environment has aroused public concern which, in turn, has been translated by administrators in many countries into legislative measures designed to prevent marine ...
Marine Research Centres: Africa
(1982)
This directory is intended to serve as a source of information for planning and co-ordination of marine scientific investigations in Africa, whether bilateral or in the framework of programmes sponsored by international ...
Assessment of Organotin Compounds as Marine Pollutants in the Mediterranean. MAP Technical Series No. 33
(1989)
The Mediterranean States meeting in Barcelona in 1975, adopted an Action Plan for the Protection of the Mediterranean Sea against pollution. The legal framework for this co-operative regional programme is the Convention ...
Test of the Acute Lethal Toxicity of Pollutants to Marine Fish and Invertebrates - Reference Methods for Marine Pollution Studies No. 43
(1989)
This draft issue of the Reference Method for Marine Pollution Studies No. 43 was prepared in co-operation with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Atomic Energy Agency ...
Final Reports on Research Projects Dealing with Biological Effects (Research Area III): MAP Technical Reports Series No. 103
(1996)
This volume is the one-hundred and third issue of the Mediterranean Action Plan Technical Reports Series. This series contains selected reports resulting from the various activities performed within the framework of the ...
Determination of Methylmercury in Selected Marine Organisms by Gas Chromatography - Reference Methods for Marine Pollution Studies No. 13
(1984)
This reference method describes a gas Chromatographic analysis for the determination of methylmercury (MeHg) in biological material after liberation of Kerig with a strong acid from a homogenized sample. Detection limit ...